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Market prices change trend
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Table of the week
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Average market prices
Change trend
05 Oct - 06 Oct 2006
Crop 2006
2rs Barley €165.0-167.0  1.22%
6rw Barley €146.0-148.0  1.38%
2rs Malt €322.5-324.5  0.78%
6rw Malt €298.5-300.5  0.84%
Crop 2007
2rs Barley €151.0-153.0  1.33%
6rw Barley €129.0-131.0  1.56%
2rs Malt €303.5-305.5  0.83%
6rw Malt €275.5-277.5  0.91%

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E-malt.com Newsletter 40b
October 05 - October 06, 2006
Quote of the week

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)


Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 06-October-2006

1 EUR = 1.2703 USD
1 EUR = 0.6746 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4309 CAD
1 EUR = 1.7032 AUD
1 EUR = 149.5 JPY
1 EUR = 2.7534 BRL
1 EUR = 34.0423 RUB
1 EUR = 10.0576 CNY
 Base Currency: US Dollar
on 06-October-2006

1 USD = 0.7873 EUR
1 USD = 0.5311 GBP
1 USD = 1.1264 CAD
1 USD = 1.3407 AUD
1 USD = 117.691 JPY
1 USD = 2.1674 BRL
1 USD = 26.798 RUB
1 USD = 7.9173 CNY

EUR/USD Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Top Industry News
Romania: Brau Union Romania reports leadership consolidation for the first half of 2006... Click here

Canada & USA: Molson Coors reports 2006 second quarter results... Click here

Czech Republic: The court in Prague rejected the complaint of Czech bank CSOB against Nomura in the Ceske pivo case... Click here

Australia: Foster's Group may change its name... Click here

World: September’s main malt market events... Click here

China: The precarious world balance of malting barley will change the mood in China, analysts said... Click here

Australia: Barely production estimated lower by analysts... Click here

USA: S.S. Steiner hop warehouse was devastated by fire on October 02... Click here

More News
Belgium: Belgian bar owners allege InBev abusing dominant market position. InBev surprised ... More Info

Canada: Direct deliveries of western Canadian barley in 2005-06 increased by 42% year-on-year ... More Info

Australia: ABB Grain’s receival site closures ... More Info

Belgium: ING raises InBev's target price to EUR45 ... More Info

China: San Miguel plans to stop brewing at Guangzhou San Miguel Brewery ... More Info

USA: Pittsburgh Brewing seeking OK for $500,000 credit line ... More Info

USA & Canada: Molson Coors shares fall on downgrade ... More Info

Namibia: Namibia Breweries announces huge profit ... More Info

UK: Shepherd Neame Ltd announced 6.1% rise in beer sales for its 31st consecutive year ... More Info

Australia: The first load of barley delivered to ABB Grain ... More Info

USA: Pyramid Breweries reaches preliminary settlement with Government Tax and Trade Bureau ... More Info

World: The latest barley market events ... More Info

Europe: Barley markets slow ... More Info

Ireland: Bud Light is launched onto the Irish market by Diageo ... More Info

UK: Young & Co's Brewery appoints a new non-executive Chairman ... More Info

USA: Idaho barley prices increased ... More Info

USA: Constellation Brands recorded 9% increase in imported beer sales for Q2 ... More Info

South Africa: Two new micro-breweries at the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch ... More Info

Czech Republic: Staropramen harvests awards ... More Info



Brewery News
Romania: Brau Union Romania reports leadership consolidation for the first half of 2006

Brau Union Romania, member of the Heineken Group, concluded the first six months of the year 2006 with an increase of 25% in turnover.

In a context of important investments, sales evolution is on ascendant trend and demonstrates the efficiency of the company’s consolidation process.

“For the first half of 2006, we are pleased to announce we have met our set financial objectives and consolidated the increasing trend in sales”, said Edwin Botterman, President & CEO, BRAU UNION Romania. The company concluded the first 6 months of the year with turnover increase of 25% compared to the same period, the previous year.

Constant growing of sales in the first half of 2006

This year’s first half represented a consolidation of the growing trend of sales that became visible during the last months of 2005. The total company beer sales in the first half of 2006 reached an increase of 17% compared to the January – June 2005 sales.

International recognition for two Romanian beer brands: Golden Brau and Ciuc

Two Romanian beer brands - Golden Brau and Ciuc, brewed by BRAU UNION Romania, won each a golden medal at the 2006 edition of “World Selection of Beer”. The award acknowledges the quality of these ... More Info

Canada & USA: Molson Coors reports 2006 second quarter results

Molson Coors Brewing Company released on October 2nd its financial results for the second quarter ending June 25, 2006. Net sales, income from continuing operations (after-tax) (1), net income and earnings per share increased in the quarter compared to the same period a year ago.

Second quarter 2006 net sales of $1.58 billion increased 2.3 percent from the second quarter 2005. Sales volume grew 2.3 percent to 11.4 million barrels, or 13.4 million hectoliters (hls), compared to the second quarter a year ago. All $ amounts in U.S. dollars.

Cost of goods sold in the second quarter was $920.0 million, an increase of 2.7 percent over the same quarter last year. Marketing, general and administrative expense rose 0.4 percent to $448.3 million in the second quarter 2006. During the quarter, Molson Coors continued to implement merger-related synergies and cost cutting programs across the Company. In total, Molson Coors achieved approximately $27 million in synergies and other cost savings during the quarter. These savings were more than offset, however, by commodity and energy-related cost inflation, which adversely affected each of the Company's businesses.

Net income during the second quarter 2006 increased to $156.2 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, from $38.5 million, or $0.45 ... More Info

Czech Republic: The court in Prague rejected the complaint of Czech bank CSOB against Nomura in the Ceske pivo case

The municipal court in Prague rejected on Thursday October 5th the complaint of Czech bank CSOB against Nomura in the Ceske pivo (Czech Beer) case, in which CSOB demanded some CZK 24 billion, according to the Praque Daily Monitor.

The chronology of related events:

Sept 7, 2000 – CSOB takes legal action against Nomura over its acquisition of Plzensky Prazdroj and Radegast breweries, which Nomura bought in 1999 for CZK 9 billion and sold later the same year to South African Breweries for CZK 22 billion.

CSOB claims Nomura did not pay in cash but with IPB bank shares, which later became worthless, and files suit in London. Nomura insists it paid for the breweries.

Jan 30, 2001 - Police accuse Libor Prochazka and Aladar Blass, former deputies to the IPB CEO, of several crimes related to the Ceske pivo case.

Feb 25, 2002 - CSOB files a complaint over Ceske pivo against companies from the Nomura group with the district court for Prague 1 and a court in London. It wants CZK 24 billion in compensation.

April 25, 2002 - The arbitration court in London rules Pembridge, controlled by Nomura, could pay for the Czech breweries' stock with IPB shares. The verdict is confirmed ... More Info

Australia: Foster's Group may change its name

Australian wine and beer company Foster's Group is considering dropping "Foster's" from its name as it focuses on premium beverages, AAP posted on October 6th. Foster's Group chief Trevor O'Hoy is apparently less than impressed with the corporate title, telling investors in London he would like to change it.

Foster's chief executive, who is meeting investors in London, told Britain's Financial Times newspaper he was not keen on having brand names as corporate names and the company would probably opt for a more "generic" name. "As we grow, the brand Foster's becomes less important to us," Mr O'Hoy told the paper.

Foster's expanded its wine operations with last year's purchase of Southcorp.

Once marketed by its owner as Australia's "favourite" beer, Foster's switched to being called the country's "most famous" beer when its popularity was taken over by the Foster's-owned brand, Victoria Bitter. Foster's is planning to develop VB sales in Europe and North America, the Financial Times said.

Foster's owns about 60 wine brands, 35 beer brands, six spirits and cider brands and four non-alcoholic brands.

The name dates back to 1886 when the Foster Brewing Company was formed and the first Foster's Lager was brewed in 1888. And despite the brand being one ... More Info

Malt News
World: September’s main malt market events

Malt business in September 2006 included Southeast Asian purchases from Australia, Europe and China, market analysts communicated on October 3rd.

Two breweries in Brazil purchased about 180,000 tonnes for 2007, predominantly from Argentina and from local suppliers.

Thailand and Venezuela requested offers, but did not buy yet. The large international brewing groups have not completed their purchases for 2007.

Barley News
China: The precarious world balance of malting barley will change the mood in China, analysts said

China is maintaining its position as the largest importer of malting barley in the world, as USDA and IGC still estimate imports of 2.2 million tonnes in 2006/07. “But where will they get this quantity?” analysts ask. China's beer output of minimum 330 million hl requires only 3.3 million tonnes of malt equal 4.1 million tonnes of barley (maybe 200.000 tons of wheat).

The Chinese crop of malting barley is 2.3-2.5 million tonnes. The winter barley crop of the Central South (Shanghai) is of mediocre quality, spring barley from Gansu and Xinjiang as well as from the north, i.e. Heilongjiang and Hebei, fairly good.

If the industry accepts these quantities, China is still left with an import deficit of min. 1.5 million tonnes, and even that quantity can hardly be found, at least till the uncertain crop of 2007 in Europe. The precarious world balance will change the mood in China, as even all the large maltsters and brewers will use domestic barley and support its cultivation in future years.

Australia: Barely production estimated lower by analysts

August and September rainfalls throughout Australia have been so low that all winter crops deteriorated substantially. Abare’s barley crop production estimate 2006/07 of September 13 is of
5,840,000 tonnes versus 9,869,000 tonnes in 2005/06

Meantime drought, high temperatures and hot winds have done further damage, private sources speak of a barley crop below 5 million tonnes. For comparison, the AWB has published an estimate of the wheat crop of 13.2 million tonnes, compared to ABARE's figure of 16.4 million tonnes.

Feed barley values at the east coast are well above the equivalent of US$ 200,- FOB, and farmers are cutting their poorly looking barley fields for hay. It is feared that the selection of malting barley will be smaller and quality lower than average.

Hops News
USA: S.S. Steiner hop warehouse was devastated by fire on October 02

On Monday, October 2nd, a warehouse in Yakima, Washington with hops belonging to one of the largest merchant groups in the world caught fire and burned to the ground. Douglas MacKinnon told E-malt that the burned hop warehouse was located at the HopUnion facility although it was a privately owned warehouse and contained no HopUnion hops inside. In the warehouse were reportedly 10,000 bales of hops.

Mr MacKinnon, commented:
“Immediately that evening, in response to the fire, the price for super alpha hops started to increase. Those few American growers still with hops left to sell were not anxious to sell knowing that the market this year is extremely tight and that the price would certainly continue to rise.

No word is yet available as to the type of hops that were destroyed or the quantity of alpha acid that was lost due to the fire. Since it was the price for super alpha hops that began to rise immediately following the fire and since it is typically the super alpha hops that are most prone to spontaneous combustion, we may assume that a good portion of the hops contained in the warehouse were alpha type hops.”

Douglas MacKinnon is chairman ... More Info


Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

EURO = USD 1.2703 October 06, 2006 
 Crop year   2006   2007 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2006   July 2007 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  168.00  213.50  154.00  196.00 
2RS  Prestige  167.00  212.50  153.00  194.50 
2RS  Cellar  166.00  211.00  152.00  193.50 
2RS  Sebastien  165.00  209.50  151.00  192.00 
2RS  Astoria  165.00  209.50  151.00  192.00 
2RS  Cork   164.00  208.50  150.00  190.50 
6RW  Esterel   147.00  187.00  130.00  165.50 

Prices for Danish malting barley are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

Theoretical malt prices.
  EURO = USD 1.2703 October 06, 2006 
Crop year  2006 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2006-Sept 2007 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  326.50  414.50  340.50  432.50  340.50  432.50  355.00  451.00 
2RS  Prestige  325.00  413.00  339.50  431.00  339.50  431.00  354.00  449.50 
2RS  Cellar  324.00  411.50  338.00  429.50  338.50  429.50  352.50  448.00 
2RS  Sebastien  322.50  409.50  337.00  428.00  337.00  428.00  351.50  446.50 
2RS  Astoria  322.50  409.50  337.00  428.00  337.00  428.00  351.50  446.50 
2RS  Cork   321.50  408.50  335.50  426.50  335.50  426.50  350.00  444.50 
2RS   Average price  323.50  411.00  338.00  429.50  338.00  429.50  352.50  447.50 
6RW  Esterel   299.50  381.50  314.50  400.00  315.00  400.00  329.50  418.50 
*  Asia Malt 70/30  316.50  402.50  331.00  420.50  331.00  420.50  345.50  439.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  312.00  396.50  326.50  414.50  326.50  414.50  341.00  433.00 

* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter

Theoretical malt prices for crop 2007 are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

Table of the week

The Top 10 Domestic Beers in the US in 2005 by market share

BrandMarket share %Owner
Bud Light 15.4Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser 8.9 Anheuser-Busch
Miller Lite 8.1 SABMiller
Coors Light 6.9 Coors
Natural Light 3.3 Anheuser-Busch
Michelob Ultra Light 2.4 Anheuser-Busch
Busch Light 2.3 Anheuser-Busch
Miller Genuine Draft 2.0 SABMiller
Miller High Life 2.0 SABMiller
Busch 1.9 Anheuser-Busch


The Top 10 Imported Beers in the US in 2005 by market share

BrandMarket share %Owner
Corona Extra 5.3 Grupo Modelo
Heineken 3.2 Heineken
Corona Light 1.3 Grupo Modelo
Tecate 0.9 FEMSA
Amstel Light 0.6 Heineken
Labatt Blue 0.6 InBev
Beck's 0.5 InBev
Guinness 0.5 Diageo
Modelo Especial 0.5 Grupo Modelo
Newcastle Brown Ale 0.5 Scottish & Newcastle
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These Days in Business History
October 05
1993: Daimler-Benz becomes the first German company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

October 06
1781 Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock
1889 Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture

October 07
1806 Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood
1910 Henry Ford institutes moving assembly line
1930 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY

October 08
1846: George Westinghouse, Jr., is born in Central Bridge, N.Y. He later invents the Westinghouse air brake, making train travel safe and comfortable, and founds the Westinghouse Electric Co.
1869 J Frank Duryea was born, inventor of 1st auto built & operated in USA

Agenda
October 2006:
International Beer Summit 2006, Japan.
World Beer Festival, USA
Food And Beverages, Novi Sad Fair, Serbia & Montenegro.
MBAA Brewing and Malting Science Course
Lighthouse International Beer Festival, USA.
Belgian Beer Festival. website:www.beerfestival.be
Belgian Beer Fest - Sunday Brunch, USA.
World Food Ukraine / Ingredients Ukraine International Food and Drinks Exhibition

November 2006:
Balkan Food & Drinks 2006, Bulgaria.
World Food Kazakhstan - 2006
Food & Drinks 2006, Georgia.
EBC SYMPOSIUM ON DRINKABILITY, UK.
InterDrink - 2006, Moscow
PeterFOOD - 2006, Saint-Petersburg
Americas Food & Beverage Show
IHGC meetings Germany
Interfood & Drink, Bulgaria
BRAU Beviale European Trade Fair for the Beverage Industry
Interfood Georgia - 2006
Foodapest - 2006, Budapest
International Forum 'Drinks Industry'
InterFood Tajikistan - 2006

December 2006:
12th OBER Kerstbierfestival , Belgium



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